The meadowhawks perch on branches watching all that goes on and darting out to catch unsuspecting prey. The striped meadowhawk or Sympetrum pallipes is common across the southern third of B.C.. It flies through August and September, filling out the later wave of dragonflies in the year. We get at least two species of meadowhawks at Leaning Oaks and this is the paler and duller coloured of the two. There are two thoracic stripes that distinguish this species. It also does have "pale feet", or pallipes!
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AuthorsTwo biologists on a beautiful property armed with cameras, smart phones and a marginal knowledge of websites took up the challenge of documenting one species a day on that property. Join along! Posts and photographs by Leah Ramsay and David Fraser (unless otherwise stated); started January 1, 2014. Categories
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